Richard Nixon: Difference between revisions

{{Quote|You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.|Nixon denies his role in the Watergate scandal.}}

{{Quote|Well, I'm not a crook.|One of Nixon's most famous quotes}}

'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9^th, 1913 – April 22^nd, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until he resigned in 1974. Nixon was a highly corrupt president, most well known for his role in the infamous Watergate scandal. His Vice President, [[Spiro Agnew]], is also considered to be one of the most corrupt politicians in the history of the United States.

*His administration spearheaded [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year CIA-backed campaign of [[state terrorism]] and political oppression that established multiple right-wing military dictatorships in South America, including those of [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Hugo Banzer]], and [[Jorge Rafael Videla]],.Also involved was [[Henry Kissinger]], who served in the Nixon Administration as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.

*Nixon was an avowed [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semite]] who strongly disliked Jews, and was a believer in the conspiracy theory that Jews were planning to take over the government.

*He was [[Homophobia|homophobic]].

*He was responsible for the creation of the Southern Strategy - a political strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans.

*Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them.

*He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church.

==Post-presidency==

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